Commission would draft proposals to control the long-term costs of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
Bill bars insurers from selling policies covering abortion to anyone who gets a federal subsidy
U.S. House health-reform bill is enormously expensive and full of perverse incentives.
Most do not see reform making their situation better and some see it getting worse.
House bill has too many transparent flaws to be defensible.
There’s neither the consensus nor the will to tackle health costs.
The bill is a great start. It should just be faster, stronger, and–really–bigger.
One thing is clear: The House bill is almost certainly the high-water mark of liberal aspirations.
Republicans want you to be able to buy health insurance across state lines. Good idea?
If the president really meant what he has said about health care policy, his administration would be working to defeat the Pelosi bill, not supporting it.
The peril of waiting until 2010 – a midterm election year – could mean the death of comprehensive reform.
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Don’t bet on it.
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